successive
adjective
suc·ces·sive
sək-ˈse-siv 
1
: following in order : following each other without interruption
their fourth successive victory
2
: characterized by or produced in succession
successively
adverb
successiveness
noun
Examples of successive in a Sentence
a trait found in successive generations
made the honor roll for three successive school terms
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Yet successive Presidents have pushed these boundaries.
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Earlier that day, Manchester United recognised the same — shoehorning 18-year-old midfielder Jack Fletcher into the squad to keep alive a record 4,332 successive games which featured an academy graduate in their first-team squad.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Farage is soaring in opinion polls, boosted by popular frustration with successive governments of left and right.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
His 2017 performance was on par with Tariq Bokhari, the District 6 Republican winner that year whose percentage of the vote would shrink each successive election.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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Gavan Reilly, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Earlier that day, Manchester United recognised the same — shoehorning 18-year-old midfielder Jack Fletcher into the squad to keep alive a record 4,332 successive games which featured an academy graduate in their first-team squad.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Farage is soaring in opinion polls, boosted by popular frustration with successive governments of left and right.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2025
His 2017 performance was on par with Tariq Bokhari, the District 6 Republican winner that year whose percentage of the vote would shrink each successive election.
—Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Successive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successive. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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successive
adjective
suc·ces·sive
sək-ˈses-iv
: following in order : following each other without interruption
failed in three successive tries
successively
adverb
successiveness
noun
Legal Definition
successive
adjective
suc·ces·sive
sək-ˈse-siv
1
a
: of or relating to succession
successive rights
b
: created by succession
2
: following in order : following each other without interruption
successive bankruptcy filings
3
: of, relating to, or being a petition for habeas corpus that raises a claim already adjudicated
successively
adverb
successiveness
noun
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